[PATCH bpf v2 2/2] bpf: Unconditionally take socket references in lookup helpers
Michal Luczaj <[email protected]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:00:43 +0200
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.bpf,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Lookup helpers gate whether to acquire a socket reference on
sk_is_refcounted(), a check re-evaluated at release. An established socket
refcounted at acquire time can gain SOCK_RCU_FREE via
connect(AF_UNSPEC)+listen() before release runs; the release-side re-check
then reads sk_is_refcounted() == false and skips the put. The reference
leaks.
Make acquire and release unconditional and symmetric: always take a
reference, always put it. Adapt sk_select_reuseport().
Fixes: 6acc9b432e67 ("bpf: Add helper to retrieve socket in BPF")
Fixes: 64d85290d79c ("bpf: Allow bpf_map_lookup_elem for SOCKMAP and SOCKHASH")
Reported-by: Sashiko <[email protected]>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/[email protected]/
Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Emil Tsalapatis <[email protected]>
---
TC bpf_sk_assign() has the same issue; it takes a reference only when
sk_is_refcounted() is true at assign time, but sock_pfree() (the skb
destructor it installs) re-checks sk_is_refcounted() independently at
release time. The same connect(AF_UNSPEC)+listen() transition leaks the
socket here too. I'd welcome suggestions on the right way to handle this.
---
net/core/filter.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++---------
net/core/sock_map.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index fede810ef37f..d71e069f669a 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -7032,6 +7032,14 @@ static struct sock *sk_lookup(struct net *net, struct bpf_sock_tuple *tuple,
WARN_ONCE(1, "Found non-RCU, unreferenced socket!");
sk = NULL;
}
+
+ /*
+ * Always take a reference, even if the lookup skipped one;
+ * bpf_sk_release() always puts one.
+ */
+ if (sk && !refcounted && !refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt))
+ sk = NULL;
+
return sk;
}
@@ -7090,11 +7098,16 @@ bpf_sk_lookup_full_sk(struct sock *sk)
*/
if (sk2 != sk) {
sock_gen_put(sk);
- /* Ensure there is no need to bump sk2 refcnt. */
if (unlikely(sk2 && !sock_flag(sk2, SOCK_RCU_FREE))) {
WARN_ONCE(1, "Found non-RCU, unreferenced socket!");
return NULL;
}
+ /*
+ * sk2 is RCU-free, but take a reference anyway;
+ * bpf_sk_release() puts.
+ */
+ if (sk2 && !refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk2->sk_refcnt))
+ sk2 = NULL;
sk = sk2;
}
@@ -7279,7 +7292,7 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_tc_sk_lookup_udp_proto = {
BPF_CALL_1(bpf_sk_release, struct sock *, sk)
{
- if (sk && sk_is_refcounted(sk))
+ if (sk)
sock_gen_put(sk);
return 0;
}
@@ -11571,11 +11584,13 @@ BPF_CALL_4(sk_select_reuseport, struct sk_reuseport_kern *, reuse_kern,
bool is_sockarray = map->map_type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_REUSEPORT_SOCKARRAY;
struct sock_reuseport *reuse;
struct sock *selected_sk;
- int err;
+ int err = 0;
selected_sk = map->ops->map_lookup_elem(map, key);
if (!selected_sk)
return -ENOENT;
+ if (!is_sockarray)
+ sock_put(selected_sk);
reuse = rcu_dereference(selected_sk->sk_reuseport_cb);
if (!reuse) {
@@ -11605,13 +11620,7 @@ BPF_CALL_4(sk_select_reuseport, struct sk_reuseport_kern *, reuse_kern,
}
reuse_kern->selected_sk = selected_sk;
-
- return 0;
error:
- /* Lookup in sock_map can return TCP ESTABLISHED sockets. */
- if (sk_is_refcounted(selected_sk))
- sock_put(selected_sk);
-
return err;
}
diff --git a/net/core/sock_map.c b/net/core/sock_map.c
index 9efbd8ca7db8..92a006fd3368 100644
--- a/net/core/sock_map.c
+++ b/net/core/sock_map.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static void *sock_map_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
sk = __sock_map_lookup_elem(map, *(u32 *)key);
if (!sk)
return NULL;
- if (sk_is_refcounted(sk) && !refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt))
+ if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt))
return NULL;
return sk;
}
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ static void *sock_hash_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, void *key)
sk = __sock_hash_lookup_elem(map, key);
if (!sk)
return NULL;
- if (sk_is_refcounted(sk) && !refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt))
+ if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk->sk_refcnt))
return NULL;
return sk;
}
--
2.55.0